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Wednesday, Nov 11
Pandaren WoW pet now sold out in the US?
Just a week after the in-game pets for World of Warcraft were announced, one of the two variations has apparently been sold out, just goes to show how...
Tuesday, Oct 27
Blizzard launches WoW Character Race Changer
Want to change the race of your World of Warcraft characters? No problem, now you can do exactly that for US 25. Blizzard launched today the new Race...
Sunday, Oct 11
Pink Ribbon formed in Azeroth for Breast Cancer Awareness month
One of the guilds in World of Warcraft, Ex Cinis Cineris of Fastriders, has changed their tabard to pink. No, it's not out of a whim or because they t...
Monday, Sep 28
World of Warcraft Patch 3.2.2a now live
It hasn't even been a full week since patch 3.2.2 for World of Warcraft came out, so now we're looking at a follow-up to make sure the game still runs smoothly and less problematic. A few issues were addressed in this update, so if you've been experiencing some difficulties with the Battlegrou...
Wednesday, Jul 29
Major farming: World of Warcraft sells 8.6 million in the US
WoW is wow. Since its release back in November 24th, World of Warcraft has farmed its way to 8.6 million copies sold in US retail alone, with 800,000 of those coming in its first month. This figure includes sales from World of Warcraft, the collector's edition version, Battle Chest, and the tw...
Wednesday, Jul 1
Toast to the Lich King - Rise of the Lick King Stein Collection
Ever wonder what the World of Warcraft characters do in them taverns? While it really doesn't take much out of the imagination, the Death Knights and Night Elves love to knock back a few after a hard day of raiding and farming. Now you can go and share the toast with them with these limited edit...
Monday, Mar 30
WoW patch 3.1 - PTR Build 9742, spell changes, achievements, and a talent calculator update
Patch 3.1 for World of Warcraft details right here, and while it's not as loaded as your patch, there some pretty interesting nerfs and upgrades that you might wanna read up about, including a very nifty upgrade to the Death Knight's Anti-Magic Shell.
Tuesday, Sep 16
World of Warcraft PTR 3.0.2 Patch Notes: new talents for all classes
It'll still take a while before Wrath of the Lich King gets here, but in the meantime, Blizzard's doing a number on World of Warcraft's Public Test Realms. New talents are available across the board, and Blizzard's reimbursing everyone's talent points in the PTR. At least you don't have to w...
Wednesday, Aug 27
Blizzard: WoW for PS3, 360 is a 'square peg, round hole thing'
Apparently, some people are still thinking of the viability of having World of Warcraft on the PS3 and Xbox 360. Well, it's one of the most successful MMORPGs of all-time, so maybe porting it over to other platforms is a good thing, for financial reasons (if you're following Square Enix's l...
Tuesday, Aug 5
Wrath of the Lich King: Everything you need to know, part 1
Changes already in the live realms: Horde settlements: That sums it up for part one of our Wrath of the Lich King EYNTK. Keep in touch as we ready part two, which will offer a rundown on the new dungeons and the new PvP mechanics that are expected to be implemented. Can you say Steam Tanks?
Sunday, Jul 27
The WoW Weekend Warrior: New agility mechanics, compact pets, and new talent caculators
Link: Wrath of the Lich King: Blizzard now accepting WWI 2008 and BlizzCon 2007 beta codes Link: World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King beta talent calculator released Link: Wrath of the Lich King: Exotic pet talent under works for hunters
Tuesday, Jul 15
World of Warcraft patch 2.4.3 goes live today
At present, you can update your game with the patch by using the Blizzard Downloader. You'll still have to wait for the servers to go back online though, but once you do, you should be able to start buying mounts for your level 30 alts (or your main... if you're new to the game).
Tuesday, Jun 24
WoW 2.4.3 Patch update: mage and warlock armor spells no longer dispellable
There's a new update for the World of Warcraft 2.4.3 PTR patch notes that should be of interest for Mages and Warlocks. Apparently, mage and warlock armor spells will no longer be dispellable. It's a minor notice, to be sure, but one that should be useful against priests and Doomguard Warlock p...
Friday, Jun 20
World of Warcraft: Undocumented changes for patch 2.4.3
With testing for Blizzard's World of Warcraft's patch 2.4.3 well under way, it looks like we're getting treated to an initial batch of undocumented changes, courtesy of the players in the PTRs. For one, several epic gems can now be purchased for 800 Arena Points each, aside from being purcha...
Thursday, Jun 19
World of Warcraft: Reminder for end of Season 3 reward requirements
World of Warcraft's residents have much to look forward to in the coming days, at least for the fans of the MMORPG's PvP scene. Aside from the recent start of the second phase of this year's Arena PvP Tournament, there's also next week's launch of Arena Season 4.
Thursday, May 1
WoW Europe to celebrate Spring Celebration on Moonglade server
Spring usually denotes a time for growth, rebirth and guiding the wayward spirits back into the world they belong to. Druids and other celebrants from various walks of life will convene on this most solemn event heralding the new season. At least this is how it works according to the lore of B...
Patch: World of Warcraft update: Arena Season 4 gear now available on PTR
While it looks like World of Warcraft's Arena Season 4 won't be arriving on public servers just yet, that won't stop its high-caliber gear from gracing the adventurers over on the Public Test Realms. Hortus dropped by the WoW Forums earlier to announced that the PTR's new patch 2.4.2 update h...
Wednesday, Apr 30
Patch: World of Warcraft Europe: Arena opposition issue to be resolved
Well, it looks like we've got more good news regarding the changes that World of Warcraft will be experiencing with the arrival of patch 2.4.2. According to player Kilmor over at WoW Europe's forums, there's an ongoing issue where ...
Friday, Apr 25
Opinion: World of Warcraft TCG: playing the game
To the left of the arrow is the cost, or what you have to do to use the power (i.e. scream "Leeroy Jenkins", pay four resources, etc.), to the right of the arrow is the effect the card generates. That said, we hope you enjoyed our primer on the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. So what are you waitin...
Monday, Apr 14
Patch: World of Warcraft Season 4 rating requirements upped?
Are you preparing for the upcoming WoW Arena Tournament 2008? The official World of Warcraft armory has a few surprises for us. After last month's season 4 item changes involving the Brutal Gladiator's Greatsword, we have another reported change concerning shoulder armors.
Wednesday, Apr 2
Opinion: World of Warcraft TCG: Getting to know the cards
What if we told you that there is a way to enjoy World of Warcraft without having to be in front of a computer? Yes, we're talking about Upper Deck's World of Warcraft Trading Card Game (WoW TCG). Here's a quick look at the anatomy of the Ally cards as taken from the World of Warcraft TCG Manual: Q...
Blizzard unveils World of Warcraft patch 2.4.1
World of Warcraft gamers might log in to the game to find themselves downloading a new file. Blizzard's put up a new patch for the game, bringing World of Warcraft to version 2.4.1. Here's the list of changes to the game brought about by the new patch:
Sunday, Mar 30
World of Warcraft: PLAYER_DEAD event confusion in Patch 2.4
Shurp from the Aman'Thul realm notice that PLAYER_DEAD event no longer was in effect after the Patch 2.4 was implemented. He surmised that this was replaced with UNIT_DIEDÂ event which somehow doesn't seem to pop up when a player dies.
Wednesday, Feb 20
Opinion: Kalgan: World of Warcraft Shamans to get buffs and nerfs
Tom Chilton, or Kalgan as he's known in the forums, is a very good source of information regarding Blizzard's World of Warcraft. He is the game's lead designer, after all. Well, he was recently spotted on the forums where he announced a few changes coming to the Shaman class.
World of Warcraft PTR 2.4.0 Patch Notes update
The 2.4.0. Patch Notes have been released recently for Blizzard's World of Warcraft. As we all know it's a work in progress, and as a matter of fact we were able to grab on to the latest updates on it. Boy, oh, boy, there are some changes that can be definitely considered as goodies to some classes in...
Tuesday, Feb 19
WoW patch 2.4 items changes, armor sets and badge loot preview
Blizzard's World of Warcraft - Image 1 We have a huge visual update for the new 2.4 PTR for everyone to feast their eyes on. Featured today is a preview of all the new items tied in with the upcoming patch for Blizzard's World of ...
Saturday, Dec 8
World of Warcraft gas clouds bugged, fix coming in patch 2.3.2
Blizzard's World of Warcraft MMORPG - Image 1 Players have reported that the mote clouds in Nagrand seem to be missing in World of Warcraft. This has lead many to wonder if Blizzard intentionally removed it or if they have discovered ...
Saturday, Nov 24
World of Warcraft Patch 2.3.2 now on Public Test Realms
Via MMO Champion, we've just found out that patch 2.3.2 is now available on Blizzard's World of Warcraft' Public Test Realms. The patch includes changes for the different classes, as well as bug fixes and changes to the user interface. ...
Thursday, Nov 22
World of Warcraft patch 2.3.2: shamans get better shield spells
as they go charging into their foes when World of Warcraft patch 2.3.2 hits the servers. Blizzard Community Manager Salthem visited the WoW Shaman Forums and announced that the Earth, Lightning, and Water Shields will be upgraded. ...
Patch: World of Warcraft PTR 2.3.2: mages get Icy Veins, skill upgrade
Blizzard's World of Warcraft MMORPG - Image 1 Look out your window. Do you see fireballs streaking across the sky? Those orbs probably came from mages celebrating the changes they will be getting in Blizzard's World of Warcraft patch ...
Thursday, Nov 1
Patch: World of Warcraft Europe PTR 2.3 gets build 7501
It was announced a few days ago that Blizzard's European World of Warcraft Public Test Realms (PTR) 2.3 server will be getting build 7501 today. So far, no patch notes have been released detailing the changes in the new build but Community Manager Salthern left a few comments regarding it.
Monday, Oct 29
WoW: hardware sound acceleration to be reactivated in patch 2.3
While Blizzard didn't make make an official announcement, some World of Warcraft players have noticed that hardware sound acceleration has been put back in the system. Take note that this update is still in the Public Test Realm (PTR) server and will go live with patch 2.3. Blizzard forum m...
Wednesday, Oct 24
Patch: WoW Forums: Mad Alchemist's Potion details and materials
Alchemists in the World of Warcraft who have seen the patch notes for 2.3 have been asking what the Mad Alchemist's Potion is (what does it do and what materials are needed for the said potion). It looks like alchemist have something to look forward to in the upcoming WoW patch 2.3. Check back for...
Monday, Oct 22
World of Warcraft forum poster gives tips on how to avoid kyeloggers
The good folks over at Blizzard's official World of Warcraft forums have provided a very useful checklist of how to avoid keyloggers who are even sneaky enough to hack Blizzard posters. Check out the tips enumerated by WoW forum poster ...
Saturday, Oct 20
Patch: World of Warcraft Arena Season 3 PTR: no vendors, arena UI
If you plan on testing Arena Season 3 on World of Warcraft PTR patch 2.3.0, be advised that a few major bugs have been discovered by the MMORPG's players. Hortus said that we can expect these issues to be repaired when Blizzard implements the next World of Warcraft PTR build though.
Tuesday, Oct 16
QJ.Net Review: Using Headplay with World of Warcraft
The WoW team's first impression of the Headplay is that it was designed for couch potatoes. That said, what better way to celebrate this lifestyle than settling down for another few hours of massively multiplayer online fun with Blizzard's World of Warcraft. PVP
Thursday, Oct 4
Patch: World of Warcraft 2.2.3 PTR to arrive soon
Players should start deleting the WoWtest folder from the World of Warcraft directory on their PCs and wait for an official announcement regarding when they can download the new patch. It is also not advisable for players to start copying their characters to the Public Test Realm until Bl...
Wednesday, Oct 3
WoW patch 2.2.2 and Brewfest now live
The World Environment changes from last week's PTR patch notes were kept (remember the graveyards here and the graveyards there and the graveyards everywhere?). In addition to those, events for this month have also been added to the General Changes notes:
Monday, Sep 17
Epic-level rogue account sold for US 10,000
At least, that seems to be the case with one high-leveled player, who's managed to sell his account for 7,000 Euro (US 9,500). The player who originally owned the account was a night elf rogue by the name of Zeuzo, who originally hailed from the Method guild of Sylvanas (EU).
Saturday, Sep 1
Nethaera on WoW patches 2.2 and 2.3, other changes
According to the blue poster, the Under Development page's update is underway. About the possible delays on the future patch, Nethaera said that it is "pretty much a given" since testing periods should be accounted for. She also explained that even though patch 2.2 isn't a content patch, th...
Sunday, Aug 19
World of Warcraft to get Guild Banks in patch 2.3
Players have been waiting for Guild Banks in World of Warcraft for a very long time now. This feature was supposed to have been added when The Burning Crusade first came out but it didn't make the cut with all the bug fixes and balancing that Blizzard had to do.
Thursday, Jul 26
Want to win WoW's Spectral Tiger mount?
dedicated online site WoW Insider teamed up with Upper Deck Entertainment to give away one of the most exciting and coveted ground mounts in the game. The price is the The Spectral Tiger Mount which is one of the three loot cards from the the card game expansion.
Sunday, Jul 15
Introducing the broom flying mount
This broom mount seemed to be one of those unnamed things that came up with the rise of PTR patch 2.2. There's no word from Blizzard on what you'll need to actually get the flying mount, and even less word on whether this will be an actual in-game mount, but there is some speculation that this mou...
Thursday, Jul 5
Upcoming changes to macros and user interfaces for WoW 2.2.0
While looking over the World of Warcraft forums, we noticed that Blizzard MVP Iriel had posted a list of upcoming changes to macros and user interface APIs for the future 2.2.0 release of the game. If you're a Blizzard interface fan, or spend your time coding nifty UIs for people to use, then yo...
Tuesday, Jul 3
Chinese censorship brings flesh to undead bones
In an attempt to foster harmony in video games, the Chinese government has forced The9, China's World of Warcraft provider, to cover up skeletons with new skin, essentially turning skeleton undead into zombies in a recent upgrade. The upgrade also removed player corpses (which are basi...
Saturday, Jun 30
WoW Patch 2.1.3 now up on PTR
The next World of Warcraft patch - 2.1.3 is up and about on the Public Test Realm (PTR). Primarily, client patch 2.1.3 deals with aesthetic issues and also some minor bugs. Blizzard poster Hortus (QA) posted the patch notes on the WoW Forums. Here are the changes:
Friday, Jun 29
Opinion: Ever wonder how WoW raid dungeons are designed?
Have you ever wondered how raid dungeons in World of Warcraft are designed? A question was posed on the official WoW Europe forums by Agnadar regarding this and how the developers balance them out in terms of gameplay, party selection, and most importantly equips.
Friday, Jun 22
Patch: WoW update: Mage season 2 stats
Blizzard poster Drysc made a reply on a thread that was asking for... well, updates. He said that they have "been able to identify what went wrong" with the mage season 2 items. He indicated that the issue will be corrected in a future patch.
Saturday, Jun 16
Patch: World of Warcraft: Stat point changes coming mage set's way
A lot of mages in World of Warcraft were complaining about how underpowered their new gear was. Apparently their outcry for "justice" has been heard and Blizzard has their item team already looking into it. So mages rejoice! Your stuff might actually be buffed, which is turning to be the exc...
Friday, Jun 8
Patch: Arena 2 items, new prices for Honor and Arena items on PTR
You may want to check out the new prices and also our previous article about Arena 2 set names and bonuses. We'll keep you posted on them Arena 2 items. Oh, and if you haven't downloaded the latest PTR patch yet, you can click the download link below. Download: World of Warcraft PTR patch 2.1.2
Thursday, May 31
WoW Europe Forums: new gear for Arena Season 2
Blizzard spokesman Ommra dropped by the World of Warcraft Europe Forums to announce a quick update for WoW's Arena Season 2. The blue-texter explained that new equipment and weapons would be available come the next season and would obtainable via the arena reward vendor.
Thursday, May 17
Rogue sword spec now viable in patch 2.1?
There are three main trains of of thought when building a Rogue in Blizzard's World of Warcraft: Sword, Dagger or Fist. Barring some weird Rogue build, these three are the most prevalent and for some time "Fist" and "Dagger" Rogues have been winning out. With patch 2.1 however, the swordies m...
Tuesday, May 15
World of Warcraft PTR - Arena and PvP item upgrades
The upgraded items include the PvP rewards, Arena Rewards, and Doom Lord Kazzak and Doomwalker loot. We can expect more changes in the long run with these stuff but hopefully the said epics would work properly once Patch 2.1 goes live. Also compiled here are the Arena gear for each class, incl...
Saturday, May 12
Even more Arena Season 2 updates
In a previous article, we gave you some details on Arena Season 2 in Blizzard's World of Warcraft. It seems they've added more details that Arena players should know. (Although you may already know all this if you've been keeping up in the forums.)
Tuesday, May 1
New PTR Test Patch changes
A new PTR patch went live today, bringing with it a few additional changes to Blizzard's World of Warcraft public test realm. One of the notable changes is that PvP Epic Gems had their honor cost reduced again. As for gear, the Spellfire and Frozen Shadoweave sets got reduced Spell Damage and...
Monday, Apr 9
World of Warcraft: Arena rewards progression
Though drooling Ent Drysc was trying to be encouraging, he couldn't be any more inspirational with something he said. Quoting direct from the World of Warcraft Forums, Drysc stated, "Not all teams are going to have all of the rewards by the second season, in fact the large majority won't."
Monday, Mar 19
World of Warcraft: Tier 4 and Tier 5 sets now on Armor page
Blizzard now updated the Armor Set page with Tier 4 and Tier 5 Raid sets, which considered highest in the World of Warcraft (for now). The complete sets, can be viewed in fully donned profiles differing by race. Armor sets in some classes also come in certain subsets, so the names may not be sim...
Thursday, Feb 15
WoW patch v2.0.8 for your client
Image 1Blizzard released a small client patch that is supposed to correct the issue Arena participants were having with the scoreboards. Released as version 2.0.8, the small increment in the version number only comes ...
Tuesday, Feb 13
WoW: Patch 2.0.7 goes live today
Just a gentle reminder for the World of Warcraft gamers (in case you're wondering why the server was down): Patch 2.0.7 has kicked in today. For those wondering what this patch will have in store for you, this patch carries some considerable fixes for the Warrior class. For the other classes, t...
